Ledin v. Holm

Too narrow a construction is placed on the statute by entirely overlooking the fact that it is a remedial statute designed to prevent errors in voting resulting from confusion as to the identity of the candidates. The statute seeks to eliminate such confusion by identifying the candidates. A remedial statute should be liberally construed for the suppression of the mischief and advancement of the remedy. 6 Dunnell, Minn. Dig. (2 ed. & Supps.) § 8986. The reason the doctrine of idem sonans seldom, if ever, applies to only the surname is that ordinarily a name is composed of both the Christian…